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FeaturesImage of the week: Mellow yellow
Willmott Dixon staff show off the high-tech exoskeleton vests they are trialling with robotics firm Eksobionics on a school scheme in Cardiff. We trust the rioting 鈥榞ilets jaunes鈥� in Paris don鈥檛 trade up to the tech-enabled versions 鈥�
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FeaturesInterview: Dar's Andrew Loudon talks to 好色先生TV
Dar may still be an unfamiliar name to many, but the Beirut-based owner of Currie Brown, Elementa and Perkins+Will has ambitions to grow its operations rapidly in the UK, Brexit notwithstanding
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FeaturesSketch of the week: 2018 Engineering Sketches Prize
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Gustaf Granstrom, a senior structural engineer at Heyne Tillett Steel in London
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008 鈥� A zoo solution
It鈥檚 not often that our 好色先生TV archivists are taken aback by something they find buried in the magazine鈥檚 dusty library
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FeaturesHackitt review and regaining trust: 鈥楾he industry has created a monster鈥�
With the government鈥檚 formal response to the Hackitt review of building regulations and fire safety expected soon, a panel of industry experts at 好色先生TV Live discussed their own responses 鈥� and how trust in the sector can be won back
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FeaturesOnline poll: Mandated margins?
This week鈥檚 poll:聽Should the government mandate a 5% margin for main contractors on public sector work?
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FeaturesBD Live鈥檚 first ever live design competition: A new quarter for Canada Water
Architects competed at 好色先生TV Live with plans for the London development鈥檚 retail space
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FeaturesCities love to build arts venues to trigger urban regeneration - but it doesn't always work out
It鈥檚 called the Bilbao effect: a city engages an architect to build an arts venue in the expectation that urban regeneration will follow. Alas, it doesn鈥檛 always turn out this way
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FeaturesTracker: October 2018
Civil engineering activity built further on its September gains after four months of decline, while non鈥憆esidental was the only sector in which activity failed to grow last month
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FeaturesFire protection and thermal insulation
Fire protection and thermal insulation are no contradiction. Thin, effective insulation and fire protection are indeed compatible. Since this year the new insulation material CALOSTAT 庐 is available in the UK and already used in several objects in London.
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FeaturesProjects: Blackfriars Circus, London
Maccreanor Lavington鈥檚 Blackfriars Circus for Barratt Homes does everything a scheme centred on a 27-storey residential tower can do to engage with London鈥檚 architectural heritage
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FeaturesImage of the week: All things bright and beautiful
Visitors can make a special Christmas trip to London Zoo after the animals have gone to bed, to wander a mile-long illuminated pathway dotted with light sculptures of larger-than-life wild creatures
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1934
As we look at how the construction industry is preparing for Brexit 鈥� in as logical a way as possible but still with little clarity on what to expect 鈥� the phrase 鈥渙n a wing and a prayer鈥� came to mind.
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FeaturesSketch of the week: 120-bed hotel, Poole, Dorset
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ewen Miller, managing director at Calderpeel Architects
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FeaturesEconomics: Infrastructure 鈥� railway upgrades
Chris Pike and Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis examine the contribution that innovative engineering can make to delivering better outcomes for all users
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FeaturesOnline poll: London housebuilding targets
This week鈥檚 poll:聽Can mayor Sadiq Khan hit his housebuilding targets for London?
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FeaturesHousebuilding by numbers: how many homes should London be building?
Is mayor Sadiq Khan鈥檚 plan to build 65,000 a year anything more than wishful thinking?
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FeaturesBrexit: what's at stake for the supply chain?
We鈥檝e all got Brexit jitters, but few have them worse than those in the industry who rely on materials coming in from Europe
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FeaturesCPD 25 2018: Insight into insulation
This CPD, sponsored by Kingspan Insulation, outlines insulation options, the way that聽the performance of insulation is measured and how to ensure the correct thickness is installed to maximise energy efficiency, comfort and space for building users
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FeaturesImage of the week: Overcast outlook
A delegate at the CBI conference this week muses on the crane-filled (for now) skyline of London鈥檚 Docklands